Archive for AdHoc in the News

It is difficult to heal from a traumatic experience when reminded by the evidence of it each day. We have recently partnered with the Jackson County Prosecutor’s office to provide more practical, urgent support to those in our community who have been affected by violence….

From our founder, Alvin Brooks, on our 40th Anniversary: My Dear Friends: At 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 30, 1977, at the Linwood Community Center, I convened a meeting of community leaders and representatives of the Black community, to address the murder of 10 local…

This quarter’s newsletter is dedicated to: Do you ever feel as though the issue of violence is too complex, and there’s nothing you can do to change it? Start by joining us. Your donation allows us to provide crisis intervention to families who have experienced tragic…

On Monday, September 25, AdHoc and KCPD held a joint press conference to announce a new partnership to assist those looking for missing loved ones. AdHoc supports families of runaway youth and missing persons through PSAs on Hot 103 Jamz, social media posts @AdHocGAC, and, depending…

We all get angry at times, but it is what we do with that anger that matters. Anger is simply an emotion. It is not right or wrong. Actions, on the other hand, are a whole other story. After all, it is actions that are…

Our thoughts and prayers are with Kansas City, Kansas, Police Chief Terry Zeigler, all of our partners in the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department and the family of Police Capt. Robert Melton, who was tragically killed Tuesday. Since 1977, when we were founded by community…

More than 100 mourners gathered Wednesday evening to remember a 3-year-old boy killed by gunfire and to plead to the rest of Kansas City for help in finding out who pulled the trigger Read full article

DeQuai Wilson of Independence had good reason to don a red Jackson County COMBAT T-shirt and take part in its anti-crime canvassing effort in the Ruskin area of south Kansas City on Thursday. Click Here to Read More